Xenocytaea maddisoni
| Xenocytaea maddisoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Xenocytaea |
| Species: | X. maddisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenocytaea maddisoni Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 | |
Xenocytaea maddisoni is a jumping spider.
Name
It is named after Wayne Maddison, a Salticid specialist at the University of British Columbia.
Description
Xenocytaea maddisoni is about 3.5 mm long, with females about 4 mm.
Distribution
Xenocytaea maddisoni is only known from Viti Levu, Fiji.
References
- Berry, J.W., Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998). Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2):149-189. PDF